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Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland

 

Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located on a rocky headland on the north-eastern coast of Scotland, about three kilometres south of the town of Stonehaven and 30 kilometres from Aberdeen.

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As you can see, it’s a long walk down and then up to the castle from the mainland. The path follows a narrow strip of land with steep cliffs on both sides dropping down to the North Sea.

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The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the early Middle Ages. Dunnottar has played a pivotal role in the history of Scotland through to the 18th-century Jacobite risings because of its strategic location and defensive strength.

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Earlier, in 1297, Scottish warrior William Wallace led a rebellion against the English invasion brought on by King Edward I, capturing Dunnottar Castle and the English troops holding it.

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"Not all who wander are lost."  JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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